Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-11-18

lecture in favor of the Blair Bill, al
Lafayette, on next Friday evening,
having accepted an invitation TO dc
so.
Jno. Moseley and wife, both color
cd, were before the court, yesterday,
charged with disorderly conduct.
John was fined IS and costs and each
party was also fined $25 for adultery.
Mr.. Judson Pollard and Miss Bet
tie Mcconnell were married last
Tuesday evening, at the residence Of
the brides mother in the Western
part Of the county. Rev. G. w. More
head performed the ceremony.
Wilson Woosley and Miss Birdie
Cornelius were married by Judge
Winfree at his office, yesterday morn
ing. The contracting parties live at
cambridge, to which place they i'm
mediately returned, after their mar
riage.
At a dining at Mr.. W. II. Jessup's
near Fairview, last Friday, Mrs. Jesup
had upon the table an "Old Virginia
Plum Pudding" baked by Mr.. Jes-
ups mother, in Virginia, 81 years ago.
The pudding had been sealed up In a
glass jar and was fresh aud palatabls.
The Cuisine Club, having for its
object the requirement of knowledge
In the culinary art, together with
pleasant social features, has been or
ganized by the young ladies Of the
city. They will have their first
meeting on the night Of the oath.
The estate Of the late Thos. II.
Grlnter, of Cadiz, was worth about
100000. Each of his seven chill
dren will get $4,000 in cash and his
widow 100000 in bonds and the
home place, tho Cadiz Hotel and a
farm in Trigg county. The will has
not yet gone to probate, but Its terms
asset forth above are we'll understood.
Mr.. Nat. Gather has moved into
his new cottage near the Catholic
Church and Mr.. G. v. Thompson has
occupied the house on Seventh
Street vacated by Mr.. Gather. Miss
Ssilie Wallace has taken possession
of the house on Sixteenth Street, va
Gated by Mr.. Thompson, which she
purchased last summer.
Mr.. r. Il. Cooper, of Lafayette, has
associated himself with the ware
house firm Of Hancock, Fraser &
RagsdaIe as partner and has located
In the city. He is young
gentleman of wide acquaintance and
his pleasant genial manners make
him popular where ever he is known.
Weare glad to welcome Mr.. Coop
er to the business circles of the city.
According TO the annual report in
the Cincinnati Tobacco Journal, the
tobacco receipts from Jan. ! to Nov.
|, 1887 at Clarksville were 39,676 and
at Hopkinsville 1929 .hogsheads.
The sales were 1876 at Clarksville
and 1875 at Hopkinsville and the
stock on hand Nov. LIST was l0,S63
hogsheads at Clarksville and 1868 at
Hopkinsville. In 1888 the sales at
Clarksville were II, $40 against II, l29
at Hopkinsville.
Some Of our grocers seem to be
laborlng under the impression that
they can buy their grocery bags for
less than we can sell them for. Such
is not the case, and IL they will stop
long enough to figure 1t up, they will
find that they often buy in foreign
markets at loss. Besides buying
from home dealer keeps the money
at home and encourages the upbuild-
ing Of home enterprises. Come
around and let us furnish you what
you need.
Mr.. M. Lewis advertises his hotel,
the Lewis House, for sale in this issue.
The house has enjoyed q successful
run Of ten years and has a good pay
ing patronage. The location iS good,
being within square of the depot,
and the house has been added to and
improved from time to time until II
now has about 30 rooms. Mr.. Lewis
wishes to retire from business on &C.
count Of advancing age, and the
property and business he offers for
sale IL 4 fret class bargain. Tho lot
is large and commodious and has on
II a good cistern and never failing
vel, which furnishes waterin abund-
ance at all seasons.
The warrants against violators Of
the prohibition law, indicted by the
grand jurytwo months age, have never
been issued. In the meanwhile the
law is being daily violated with a
flagrancy that 10 a disgraceful rehec-
ton upon the officers whose duty II
is to break up lawleSsness. How
long is this thing to continue3 Those
who are defying the law and fancy
they arc secure from molestation,
need not expect to escape always.
There is power greater than officials,
the power that makes officers, the
people themselves, who can and will
do what their public servants have
not shown a disposition to do. Even
now we are informed that steps are
being taken to organize Law and
Order club to prosecute those who
violate the laws of the county. Keep
your ears close to the ground and